Abstract Robotic-Assisted Surgery (RAS) is beginning to unlock its potential. However,
despite the latest advances in RAS, the steep learning curve of RAS devices remains a …

What is important to think about in surgical education and technical skills training? Technical
skills training is grounded in social cognitive theory and the concepts of modeling and self …

Purpose To develop and validate an automated assessment of surgical performance (AASP)
system for objective and computerized assessment of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) …

Modern surgical education is focused on making use of the available technologies in order
to train and assess surgical skill acquisition. Innovative technologies for the automatic …

Introduction The current assessment and standardization of microsurgical skills are
subjective, posing challenges in reliable skill evaluation. We aim to address these limitations …

Objective. Motion analysis of surgical instruments can be used to evaluate laparoscopic
surgical skills, and this study assessed the validity of an optical tracking system for the …

Environmental protection is fundamental to China's long-term, sound and sustainable social
and economic development. With the explosion of the scale of environmental protection …

In the last decade, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has gained popularity due to its many
benefits for patients. However, this increase in popularity implied that surgeons must acquire …

Changes in surgical techniques and public attention to surgeons' competencies in general,
created a growth in simulation-based training in the late 90's. The introduction of minimally …